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Achieving Our VISION - RESPONSIVE C, OVERN/V ENT <br /> <br />We were asked to identify ways to promote responsive government and civic <br />involvement. The primary issues facing our community include how to develop a <br />continuous pool of new community leaders, nurture partnerships and collaborations, <br />expand organizational commitment to the broader community, and encourage <br />responsible and responsive city services. <br /> <br />Our general suggestions cover the need to provide a school curriculum on civic affairs, <br />community-wide leadership training, and an orientation for new commission <br />members. We also looked for ways to offer incentives for neighborhood involvement <br />and recognize the contributions made to the community's quality of life. <br /> <br />We also recommend these steps to personalize city government: · Expand office hours at City Hall <br /> · Require customer service training for city employees <br /> · Conduct customer satisfaction surveys <br /> · Have city employees wear name tags <br /> · Provide ombudsperson services <br /> · Improve signage in city buildings <br /> · Use volunteer greeters <br /> · Create open call-in lines <br /> · Decentralize City Council meetings. <br /> <br />Implementing these and other measures can help assure that the best government <br />remains the government closest to home. <br /> <br />Responsive Government Task Force members: <br /> Cindy Ahrens <br /> Barbara Bearman <br /> Chuck Ellis <br /> Marie Hartrnann <br /> Marilyn Hoeft <br /> Bob Larson <br /> Bill MacMillan, Chair <br /> Phyllis McQuaid <br /> Laurie Powell <br /> Kenneth Schlenker <br /> Virginia Schlenker <br /> Don Turkington <br /> <br />This is only a summary of the Responsive Government Task Force Report for Vision .St. <br />Louis Park. For a copy of the complete report, call 924-2519. <br /> <br /> <br />